Remove Getmedia.me “Virus” (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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Getmedia.me is an adware-related site. Once you see it on your screen, be wary. You’re in for quite the horrendous experience. Adware programs wreak utter havoc, and mess up your system’s well-being. After one slithers into your PC, corruption ensues. You first notice its touch, when you go online. Browsing becomes quite hellish. The infection doesn’t let you make a single move, without intruding. It makes sure to flood your screen with all manner of interference. It redirects you to Getmedia.me, and a variety of other malicious pages. It floods you with advertisements. Each one, ‘Brought to you by Getmedia.me.’ Banner, pop-up, and in-text ‘Ads by Getmedia.me’ cover your screen, non-stop. The adware doesn’t miss an opportunity to force the page on you. And, you get sick of seeing it. But it’s not only frustration, you suffer from. There are consequences to the incessant online interference. Your computer slows down, and lagging becomes a part of your daily routine. Also, your system suffers frequent crashes. But these are only the minor inconveniences, the adware causes. There are worse ones. The longer the adware stays, the worse your predicament gets. Avoid that escalation! Do yourself a favor, and get rid of the cyber threat the first chance you get.

How did I get infected with?

Getmedia.me pops up, because the adware behind it, forces it on you. That explains the page’s display. But what about said adware? How did you end up with such a cyber threat? These applications don’t appear out of thin air. They can’t enter your PC on their own accord/. No, an adware needs permission on its admission. Yours. With that in mind, do you recall agreeing to install the adware, behind the page? Odds are, you don’t. But Getmedia.me popping up, non-stop, indicates that you did. Don’t be too hard on yourself, though. Yes, the adware has to seek your consent on its entry. But it doesn’t have to do it outright. So, instead, the program takes the opposite approach. It asks for approval in the most covert way it can. Freeware, fake updates, spam emails, corrupted links. These are among the most common methods, it uses. They may seem prolific, but do you spot the pattern? Neither method can prove successful, without your carelessness. The adware needs it, if it’s to slither its way in, unnoticed. Caution helps you to catch it in the act, of attempting infiltration. Vigilance allows you to deny it entry, and keep it out. Carelessness does not. Haste, naivety, and distraction invite infections into your system. Make sure to always do your due diligence. Take the time to be thorough, and remember. Even a little extra attention goes a long way. It can save you countless issues.

Why is this dangerous?

The infection doesn’t only mess with your online experience. It also threatens your privacy. The tool, behind Getmedia.me, has programming to spy on you. Its espionage starts after it settles. The tool keeps track of everything you do, while browsing. It monitors logins and passwords, links you click, sites you frequent, everything. And, it doesn’t stop at only monitoring your activities. It also keeps a thorough record. The infection records all manner of personal and financial information. When it deems it has gathered enough data from you, it exposes it. Yes, it hands it over to the unknown individuals that published it. In other words, cyber criminals with malicious intentions. Not people, you can or should trust with such sensitive data. Don’t let them get a hold of it. Protect your privacy, and ensure it stays private. Locate where the nasty adware threat’s exact hiding place it, and delete it. The sooner you remove it from your computer, the better.

How to Remove Getmedia.me virus

The Getmedia.me infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Getmedia.me infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Track down Getmedia.me in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Getmedia.me startup location

STEP 3: Delete Getmedia.me traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Getmedia.me in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Getmedia.me startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Getmedia.me virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Getmedia.me traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Getmedia.me by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Getmedia.me

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Getmedia.me, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Getmedia.me argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Getmedia.me Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.